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UNITED STATES PATENTv OFFICE.

CHARLES MOORK AND GEORGE MOORK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO MAX WEISS, OF SAME PLACE.

VENDlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 673,884, dated May 14, 1901. Application led January 19. 1901. Serial No. 43,888. '.'No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

` Be it known that we, CHARLES MooRK and GEORGE MOORK, citizens of the United States of America, and residents of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending-Machines, of which the following is a specication.

The main objects of our invention are to atio tain simplicity and positive action in coincontrolled vending-machines; to provide improved means for discharging the packages to be vended by bringing the coin into direct contact with one of said packages; to provide I5 an improved construction for preventing the use of iron or steel slugs as a substitute for coins; to prevent the withdrawal of a coin having a thread or string tied to same, and to provide an improved construction of chute 2o particularly adapted for apparatus of this class. We accomplish rthese objects by the mechanism shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a vendingmachine constructed according to our invention, the front wall being. partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, partly broken away and omitting the chutes for carrying packages. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of part of the coin-carrying mechanism. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2, showing the coin-carrier and omitting the casing and the parts below and at the rear ofthe carrier. Figs. 5 and 6 are diagrammatic views showing the operation of the carrier in bringing the coin in contact with the packages to be vended. Fig. 7 is a perspective View showing the construction of the lower part of the chutes. Figs. 8 and 9 are diagrammatic views showing the discharge of the packager by one of the coins and showing said coin as afterward dropped from the carrier. Figs. 10, l1, l2, and 13 are diagrammatic views showing how the steel or iron slug is retarded by the magnet and dropped from the front of the carrier without acting `upon any of the packages. Fig. 14 is a diagrammatic View showing the relative position of the thread or string and the cutters, which are intended to prevent the withdrawal of a coin attached to said thread or string. Fig. 15 is a vertical section, partly broken away, showing the push-arm for operating the carrier and showing the lock for the drawer.

The device shown is designed for vending packages of gum and similar articles, and consists, mainly, of the casing, a series of vertical chutes which are adapted to discharge one package at a time, a coin-carrier which 6o carries the coin against the lower package, and thereby discharges same from the chute, the magnet for preventing iron slugs from being received by the carrier in proper position to discharge a package, and the cutters for preventing the tampering with the machine by means of a coin attached to a thread or string.

The casing l has the removable front wall 3, having a lock 5 at its upperend. The rear 7o wall 6 may also be made removable and similarly locked in the casing. The chutes 7 are .hung in the casing at the upper part, the

cross-piece 8 of said chutes being removably supported uponY the blocks 9. Said chutes may be readily removed afterthe removal of the front wall 3. Said chutes are preferably made of a series of sheetmetal troughs placed back to back and soldered together,

as shown in Fig. 7. Guides 10 are secured 8o between each pair of troughs at their lower ends and are designed to cause the gum to be discharged directly toward the rear of each chute. The stops 11 are secured at the lower ends of the chutes and serve as a support for the packages, which are discharged below the wall12. (Shown in Fig. 7.) The packages 13 have a Weight 14 resting upon same. Said weight is vertically movable in its chute.

The lower front wall 15 of the casing is pro- 9o vided with glass ports 16, through which the packages to be vended may be seen. Said wall l5 is also provided with coin-slots 17. A lower plate 18 is rigidly secured to the wall 15 for guiding the coin into the carrier 19. 95 Said plate is cut out at 20 to permit small articles to drop through in case same are substituted for the required coins. The plate 18 is provided with a series of side walls 21, as shown in Fig. 6, thus forming a series of coinrco chutes. A plate 22 is pivoted above the plate 18 and serves as an additional guide for the coins. An arm 23 is rigidly secured to the wall 15. The spring 24 is secured to the pivoted plate 22 and to the arm 23 and normally holds the plate 22 down upon the coin-chutes.

ing and furnishing a bearing for the shaft 28.

The coin carrier 19 is rigidly supported by means of the arms 29 upon the shaft 28. AY

series of magnets 30 are secured to the front of said coin carrier.. Each of said magnets has av plate 31 secured upon the front of same, said plate having a sector 32 thereon for supporting the coins at the lower end of each coin'- chute when the coin -carrier is not in proper position to receive same. The upper end of each magnet serves as a front support` for a coin, and the rod 33, secured upon the carrier, serves as a rear. support for same. The knives 34 are secured upon the carrier and at the Vrear of the rod 33. Said knives projectl sufficiently over the back ofthe carrier to cut a thread,whichinay be secured to a coin which is passed from thecarrier. `Said knives may be made of sheet metal, which is cut to form teeth, so as to prevent the thread from moving toward the side of the knives. A sector 35 is rigidly secured tothecarrier 19 at on'e side. Said sectoris provided with rigid teeth 36 for engaging the"pawl 37, which is normally depressed by the spring 38. Said spring-has'its lower end'curved for engaging the shoulder 39 on said pawl when the raised part 40 on the sector35 is'brought ineontact with the pawl. Thus when the carrier has V been pushed to its rearlimi't the pawl will be heldY upwardly by the spring 38. This will permit the carrier to return toits lformer position for' receiving the coins. The-lug41 on 4the sector 35' will thenv bear against the pawl, so as to release: the spring 38 from the"sho`ulder39. The hook 42 is rigidly secured to oneof the arms which connect the vcarrier with the shaft 28, said hook being secured below the shaft. The spring 43 is secured to said hook atits lower eudand to the casing at its upper end. Said spring serves to hold the carrier n'ormally in a vposition to receive the coins.

At the rear of the casing` is asheet-metal partition 44, which guides the packages into the lower open part 45i`of the casing and Vguides the coins into the drawer4'6. The

drawer 46 has a recess 47 in one of its side walls for receiving the bolt 48, which is vertically movable inthe lock-casing48. Said bolt -is normally depressed bymeans of the spring 49' and is provided with a knob 50, whereby said boltmayjbe raised Vbythe operator.

` slot in the front wall 15 'of the casing and is provided'with alug 52, which Vacts against fin its forward position.

The push-arm `51 projects through a' the push-arm 5l rests upon the pin 54, which is secured to the side wall of the casing. The inner end of the push-arm 51 bears against the lug 55 on the carrier 19.

The operation of `our device is as follows: When a coin is inserted-in one of the coinslots 17, the same will drop into the carrier in the position shown in Fig. 1. rThe operator will then push the arm 51 inwardly, and l thereby carry the coin 56 into contact with the lower package 13, as shown in Fig. 6.

'Carrying the-coinv forward, the same will raise the plate 22 until the'coin is free from said plate. The spring 24 will then return the plate to its former position. When the carrier arrives at its rear limit, as shown in Fig. 8, the coin 56 will have pushed the lower package 13 'ou-t of the rear part of its chute and over the partition 44. The package will now drop down behind said partition and into thek lower open part ofthe casing. Said package may be here removed by the operator from the front of the casing, 'asindic'ated in Figs. 1 and 2. When the carrier is at its rear limit, the Yprojection 40 on the'sector 3 5 will have raised the pawl 37, so ythatsame will be supportedin a raised position by the spring 38, as before described. This will permit the carrier to freely move forward towardits rear position. As the carrier lstarts forward the coin 56 will be brought into Contact with the rear of the packagel3', which now occupies4 the lowest position in its chute. thus betilted toward the rear until same is free from the partition 44, when 'the coin will dropdown along'said partition and into the drawer'46. The action of the spring 43 will return the carrier in proper position to again receive the coin. In case 'said carrier is rearward of its proper position forreceiving the coin the sector l32 willA prevent any coin which may be inserted in one of the'chutes from leaving said" chute unt-il the carrier is again They lower edge of the coin will in such.-case bear against the sector 32. 1f theV steel or iron slug 57 should be inserted into `one of the coin-chutes, the same will be held by the magnet in the position shown in Fig. vl0. When the carrier lis moved toward the rear by'means of the pushrodv 51', thes'lug 57 4willfbe tilted lby bearing against `the plate 22, as shown in- Fig; 11.

' The `coin will then drop down along the sector, as shownV in Figs. 12 and 13. 4If a coin 58 should 'havea lstri-ng 59 secured thereto, as shownlin Fig. 14,said coin will be operated by the. carrier so as to discharge one of the packages. The operator will bev prevented fromwithdrawing'said coin byfmean's of the string 59, vsince any eort to Withdraw the coin will cut'said string either on the cutters 25 or the c'ut'ters `34. The lprojection 26 'on the vcutters 25 will be tapered toward the end so as to throw the string or thread upon Vthe cutters. `Ifthe operator should f permit the stringto go nearly far enough so that the coin the stop 53 on the casing. The inner end lof i IOO IIO

attached thereto would discharge one of the packages, then the coin might not drop behind the carrier. In such case the string would be out by the cutters 25. The drawer 46 may be removed by raising the bolt 48 after. access to the device is gained through one of the removable Walls. The packagechutes may be removed from the front of the casing and will be refilled by removing the weights 14 and inserting the packages at the upper ends of said chutes. It will be seen that the push-arm 5l maybe pulled forward independently of the 'carrier in case said carrier is held in an intermediate position through the action of the pawl 37 upon the sector 35.

It will be understood that numerous details ot' the device shown may be altered without departing from the spirit ot our invention. We therefore do not confine ourselves to such details except as hereinafter limited in the claims.

What We claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isf- 1. In a vending-machine, the combination of a casing having a coin-slot therein; a chute in said casing for feedingpackages in series; a carrier adapted to .receive a coin from said coin-slot and in conjunction with said coin to cause the dischargel of a package from said chute; a magnet adapted to retard an iron or steel slug and prevent its becoming seated in said carrier; and a hinged plate or arm'adapt' receive a coin from said coin-slot and to'carry same against the package to be removed and through the open part of the discharge end of\ the chute, whereby said package is discharged through said lateral opening; said coin-carrier being pivotally supported to -travel in an arc below the chute, and having a sector projecting under the coin-slot and adapted to retard a coin inserted in the slot while the carrier is removed from the coinslot, and to hold the coin in suitable position to be received by the carrier upon its return toward said coin-slot, and said carrier having a magnet secured thereto and adapted to retard a steel or iron slug in its passage from the coin-slot to the carrier; and the movable member projecting inwardly from said coinslot above the path of such slug and adapted to tilt the slug upon said sector and thereby prevent its action against the packages.

3. In a vending-machine, the combinatio'n of a casing having a coin-slot therein; a chute in said casing for feeding packages in series and having its discharge end open,with a stop for the packages at said discharge end, and a lateral opening arranged to permit the discharge of one package at a time transversely of said chute; a coin-carrier adapted to receive a coin from said coin-slot and to carry .same against the package to be removed and through the open part of the discharge end of the chute, whereby said package is discharged through said lateral opening; and a movable plate projecting inwardly from said coin-slot above the path of the coin, and adapted to guide the coin into the carrier and to be raised through contact with the coin when the carrier is moved toward the chute.

4. In a vending-machine, the combination of a casing having a coin-slot therein; a chute in said casing for feeding packages in series and having its discharge end open, with a stop for the packages at said discharge end, and a lateral opening arranged to permit the discharge of one package at a time transversely of said chute; a coin-carrier adapted to receive a coin from said coin-slot and to carry same against the package to be vremoved and through the open part of the discharge end of the chute, whereby said package is dis charged through said lateral opening; and a movable plate projecting inwardly from said coin-slot above the path of the coin,and adapted to guide the coin into the carrier and to be raised through contact with the coin when the carrier is moved toward the chute; said plate having a thread-cutter near the point of its contact with the coin.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 17th day of January, 1901.

CHARLES MOORK. GEORGE MOORK.

Witnesses:

WM. R. RUMMLER, MAX WEISS.

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